NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Test, Launch
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 5, to discuss the status of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website. The agency plans to conduct another […]
As Station Crew Readies to Return to Earth, NASA Sets TV Coverage
NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission. The mission will depart from the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:43 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 6, for the splashdown and conclusion of […]
NASA Announces Winners of 2022 Human Exploration Rover Challenge
NASA has recognized a new generation of potential space explorers who competed in the agency’s 28th annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge. High school and college students from around the U.S. and world have spent the last eight months designing, building, and testing their rovers for the challenge – one of the original seven NASA Artemis Student Challenges. […]
What drives rechargeable battery decay? Depends on how many times you’ve charged it
Newswise — Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries don’t last forever – after enough cycles of charging and recharging, they’ll eventually go kaput, so researchers are constantly looking for ways to squeeze a little more life out of their battery designs. Now, researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and colleagues from Purdue University, Virginia Tech, and […]
Loyalty Research Center and Rep Data Release eBook, “A Cookieless World: The Shifting MarTech Landscape”
New publication explores how Fortune 500 companies and MarTech leaders are reallocating marketing budgets, employing technology solutions and turning to primary data collection for ongoing marketing effectiveness LAS VEGAS /PRNewswire/ — Loyalty Research Center, leading end-to-end research and analytics consultancy, and Rep Data, a full-service data collection firm for quantitative primary research, today released their new eBook, “A […]
NASA Invites Comment on Initial Plans for Mars Sample Return Program
NASA is requesting public comment on the scope of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the agency’s proposed Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign. Comments will be accepted through the mail and online through Monday, May 16, 2022. The agency also is hosting two virtual public meetings about the proposed program at 3 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May […]
SpaceX WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Friday, April 29 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 5:27 p.m. ET, or 21:27 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, April 30 at 5:05 p.m. […]
NASA Chooses Small Businesses to Continue Exploration Tech Development
NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has chosen 110 U.S. small businesses for continued technology development. The range of projects support space exploration and improvements to life on Earth – from foldable solar array technology that could help power astronauts’ work on the Moon to antenna technology that could improve satellite internet service. NASA’s […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to International Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew of astronauts will serve as the fourth commercial crew rotation mission aboard the space station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
NASA Selects Investigation Teams to Join Geospace Dynamics Mission
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission. GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the […]